Spartans await in first round
By Allen Kha | November 11, 2010[caption id="attachment_38207" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Virginia coach Michele Madison prepares to face Michigan State, the team she coached between 1993-2005.
[caption id="attachment_38207" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Virginia coach Michele Madison prepares to face Michigan State, the team she coached between 1993-2005.
[caption id="attachment_38069" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Junior midfielder Michelle Vittesse made a tactical shift, playing more defense than offense against North Carolina Friday.
[caption id="attachment_37892" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski finished regular season play leading the Cavaliers in points, shots and goals scored.
[caption id="attachment_37682" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Junior midfielder Rachel Jennings will face her sister Tara Saturday for the fourth time in her career Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_37558" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Senior back Shelly Edmonds has played in 82 games in her career at Virginia as an integral part of the Cavalier defense, which has succeeded in limiting opponents to one goal per game this season.
The six seniors on the Virginia field hockey team closed their home careers in impressive fashion this past weekend, winning their final ACC home game Saturday against No.
[caption id="attachment_37363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Kim Kastuk ranks first in the ACC in save percentage and second in both goals against average and saves per game.
[caption id="attachment_37122" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored two goals last night to help the No.
[caption id="attachment_37052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Katie Robinson scored her first career goal in Saturday's loss against No.
[caption id="attachment_37005" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tara Puffenberger has scored in two straight games for the Cavaliers, tallying seven goals on the season.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team (10-1, 1-1 ACC) welcomes No. 3 Princeton to Turf Field tonight, pitting two of the nation's top teams against each other. The matchup against the Tigers (8-1, 3-0 Ivy) brings a sense of competitiveness that may not be present with other matches.
[caption id="attachment_36805" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored her team-leading 16th goal against Longwood last night to put Virginia ahead 1-0.
[caption id="attachment_36738" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley currently leads the team with six assists on the season and is second on the team in points, having scored 20 in her 10 games for Virginia.
[caption id="attachment_36513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder and All-American Michelle Vittese ranks fourth on the team in goals with four.
[caption id="attachment_36438" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Freshman defender Chloe Pendlebury has played in each of Virginia's nine games this season, starting in eight.
[caption id="attachment_36277" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley, who has seven goals this season, led the Cavaliers this weekend with three goals against Boston College and Cornell.
The third-ranked Virginia field hockey squad jelled into a well-oiled machine that ran the table during non-conference play but from today onward, will find itself in a whole new ball game. "Conference play is like a new season," freshman forward Elly Buckley said.
[caption id="attachment_35941" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored two goals during Virginia's 4-0 victory against Lafayette.
[caption id="attachment_35876" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley's overtime goal against Syracuse Sunday propelled the team to a 2-1 victory.
The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team continued its season with weekend wins against No. 12 Ohio State and No.